Psalms 76:5
(76:6) Bereft of reason are the stouthearted, they slumber their sleep: and none of the men of might have found [the use of] their hands.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
4(76:5) Thou art more brilliant, more excellent than the mountains [full] of prey.
6(76:7) From thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, lie in deep sleep both chariot and horse.
Cross References
Job 40:10Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
Isaiah 31:8Then shall Asshur fall by the sword of one who is not a man; and the sword of one who is not a son of earth shall devour him; and he shall flee him from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary.
Isaiah 46:12Hearken unto me, ye stout of heart, that are far from righteousness:
Ezekiel 30:21Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh the king of Egypt have I broken; and lo, it shall not be bound up to apply remedies, to put on a bandage to bind it up, to make it strong that it may grasp the sword.
Nahum 3:18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria; thy valiant men are at rest: scattered are thy people upon the mountains, and there is none that gathereth them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 76:2-7
Triumph in God. 1 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. The church is here… Read the whole commentary →